Modupe Adunni Martin of Hayward was working as a custodian for the Sequoia Union High School District when she told her employer she had injured her ankle at work. She used crutches to attend 10 doctor appointments, but the gig was up when Martin threw her crutches in the back seat of a car, changed into high heels and ran to a nearby public park. There she met up with a boyfriend and performed a sex act she couldn’t have done with an injured ankle, all caught on surveillance footage. She will be serving nine months in jail for insurance fraud. (Office of the San Mateo County Sheriff / Courtesy)

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It was the story that readers couldn't stop talking about — and may never forget. In July, Chronicle reporter Will Kane told us the messy truth behind why the BART station escalators are so often out of service. We probably don't need to remind you ... but the answer is human poop.

Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle

It was the story that readers couldn't stop talking about — and...

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The bacon craze got a little too crazy at this year's Alameda County Fair. Kyle Flapan, 24, Cody Paradero, 22, and James Horn, 22, were charged with misdemeanor public intoxication when they allegedly climbed into a pig sty and slapped the show pig. (Luckily not the pig in this particular photo.) (Brant Ward / The Chronicle)

Ah, Jonah Falcon, subject of one of the most popular weird stories of the year on SFGate. Falcon was stopped at SFO in July for a suspicious package in his pants ... which happened to be his enormous package. The man with the world's largest penis became a viral sensation — the story has over 17,000 shares on Facebook. (Jonah Falcon / Courtesy)

Ah, Jonah Falcon, subject of one of the most popular weird stories...

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Traci Wheeler of Walnut Creek couldn't resist a deal — and that was her demise. The woman did her grocery shopping at Safeway with a stolen credit card but coupled it with her personal club card, leading police straight to her doorstep.

Just this month, Chanelle Troedson (seen here) and Jason DeJesus of Morgan Hill were booked after being accused of luring a handyman to their home, punching him in the face and telling him to fix a dishwasher or die. Unsurprisingly, he knew where they lived and they were promptly arrested.

Beautiful Pacifica. A great place to relax and nap on the beach. Or in a theater. That you just ransacked. When community theater employees arrived at work, they saw everything from computers to props had been stolen. Police found Jasmine Vardigans sleeping in a nearby parked car filled with items taken from the theater. Later that morning, employees discovered another suspected burglar sleeping in the loft. That man, Joshua Shargel, was apprehended too.

Photo: Rashad Sisemore, The Chronicle

Beautiful Pacifica. A great place to relax and nap on the beach. Or...

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Serial defrauder Alan Young popped into a hotel bar in Union Square and told a fellow patron that he knew Motown superstar Smokey Robinson. The star-struck victim agreed to a meeting with Robinson, and Young asked to use the man's phone to arrange it. He allegedly took off with the phone, but SFPD found and arrested him. The tracks of my tears, indeed.

Photo: San Francisco Police

Serial defrauder Alan Young popped into a hotel bar in Union Square...

It's a classic only in SF story. Back in February, John Knight was driving down Church Street through Noe Valley at about 10:30 a.m. when he came upon on woman receiving medical attention. Suddenly the woman, who Knight estimated weighed about 250 pounds, whipped off the blanket she was wrapped in to reveal that she was naked save for a pair of shoes. She proceded to stomp on the windshield of his car, as seen in the photo above, before being cuffed by the cops. (John Knight / Courtesy)

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Byron Duane Bates was supposed to drive a $10,000 load of fish to Sacramento, but instead he took a detour to sell most of the fish for just $400 worth of crack. He avoided jail time by agreeing to attend rehab.

In March, thieves stole 444 pounds of fresh halibut, flounder, crab and sand sole from Morningstar Fisheries on Johnson Pier in Half Moon Bay. The fishy haul was worth over $2,000, and the plunderers were never found.

Jason Scott Davis is spending the next three years on probation after he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s San Mateo home and accidentally left his iPhone in her bathtub. Police arranged a pick-up at McDonald's and arrested Davis when he and his wife showed up to get the phone. Siri, how do you spell busted?

Jason Scott Davis is spending the next three years on probation...

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Back in February, a 50-year-old man barricaded himself in his Bayview-Hunters Point apartment after concluding that someone stole and ate his chicken meal, police said. If the chicken looked this good, we don't really blame him.

Photo: John Storey, Special To The Chronicle

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SFGate also brought you the story of vigilante justice fighter Sonya Yu, a Noe Valley resident who tracked down a man allegedly stealing packages left on her front doorstep. Yu laid out a fake package, hid and waited for someone to take the bait. A man did, and she sprayed him with bear spray. Police were able to track down the marked man. He faces up to six years in state prison if convicted.

Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle

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Well, this will kill the mood. Gilberto Mendoza Flores, 33, was caught peeking between the shutters of a Half Moon Bay home in May while a couple enjoyed a romantic moment. Flores pulled up his pants and fled the scene as the couple dialed police. Flores will serve two years in prison for indecent exposure.